A statement Thursday from the UN office in Nairobi said the 1-3 December conference, to be held in the Kenyan capital, with the theme: "Promotion of South-South Cooperation for Development", will bring together key leaders to forge stronger cooperation and discuss their positions with regard to a number of pressing international concerns.
Heads of State and Government, ministers, special representatives and other high-ranking government officials are among those expected to attend.
Also invited are Non-Governmental Organisations and public and private sector development partners of the United Nations.
"All States of the UN system, as well as intergovernmental organisations with observer status with the UN General Assembly and UN specialised agencies and other entities of the UN system, have been invited to participate i n the conference," the statement said.
The forum, according to the statement, will include plenary meetings and interactive multi-sector stakeholder round tables on two sub-themes and will seek to strengthen the role of the UN system in supporting South-South and triangular cooperation.
The conference is the outcome of a UN decision to convene such a conference on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among developing cou ntries (TCDC).
The General Assembly has described South-South cooperation as an important element of international cooperation for development, which offers viable opportunities for developing countries in their individual and collective pursuits of sustained economic growth and sustainable development, and emphasised that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for, but is complementary to, North-South cooperation.
Nairobi - 26/11/2009
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